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Between Memory and Mythology Between Memory and Mythology: The Construction of Memory of Modern Wars Edited by Natalia Starostina Between Memory and Mythology: The Construction of Memory of Modern Wars Edited by Natalia Starostina This book first published 2015 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 12 Back Chapman Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XX, UK British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Copyright © 2015 by Natalia Starostina and contributors All rights for this book reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner. ISBN (10): 1-4438-6132-4, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-6132-8 To Natalia Starostina’s family: Tatiana Vasil’evna, Anatoliy Alekseevich, Elena Anatol’evna Trubitsyni, and to Matthew Matteson TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ................................................................................... ix Preface ....................................................................................................... xi Pioneering Scholarship on the Uses of Mythology in the Remembrance of Modern Wars Patrick H. Hutton Introduction .......................................................................................... xxvii Natalia Starostina Part I: National Identities, Mythology and Memory of Wars Chapter One ................................................................................................ 3 General de Gaulle and the Second World War: Constructing a French Narrative Olivier Courteaux Chapter Two ............................................................................................. 23 Remembering and Forgetting War: The German Saar under French Occupation, 1945-1947 Bronson Long Part II: Empires and War Chapter Three ........................................................................................... 37 Collective Memory and Empire: George Gissing and the Unconscious of War Lawton A. Brewer Chapter Four ............................................................................................. 53 Going to War in Korea and Vietnam: The Decisions of Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson Lee March viii Table of Contents Chapter Five ............................................................................................. 63 Contested Narratives in the United States over the Contra War (Nicaragua, 1980s) Roger Peace Part III: Gender and Memory Studies Chapter Six ............................................................................................... 85 “To Dance and Flirt and be Admired”: Deviant Widows in the Civil War South Angela Esco Elder Chapter Seven ......................................................................................... 107 Talking Through Taboo: The Othering of the Algerian “Problem” in Jean-Louis Bory’s All of Woman Born Lindsay Kaplan Part IV: Artifacts in Remembering Wars Chapter Eight .......................................................................................... 117 Railway Narratives in Interwar France and the Invention of Myths about the Great War Natalia Starostina Chapter Nine ........................................................................................... 129 In the Shadow of Mountains: Civil War Archeology and Memory in Northwest Georgia Jonathan Harton Contributors ............................................................................................ 153 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many individuals helped me in finishing this project. First, I am very grateful to my advisors at graduate schools I attended. I was privileged to work with Dr. Kathryn Amdur, my advisor at the History department of Emory University. Her knowledge of French history is outstanding. Dr. Amdur was a very attentive and encouraging reader of my dissertation. Her support and encouragement were exemplary, and I could not wish for a better advisor and mentor in my Ph.D. program. My gratitude also goes to Dr. Lewis Siegelbaum with whom I started my graduate studies at Michigan State University. To this day I am inspired by Dr. Siegelbaum’s vision of history, his passion for research, his commitment to mentoring graduate students, and his patience with students. Second, I am very grateful to my colleagues at Young Harris College, especially from the Office of the Academic Affairs, Drs. Gary Myers and Keith DeFoor, and my Dean Dr. Lee March; in addition, Dr. Cathy Cox, the President of the College, has supported this initiative. Because of their support, it became possible to organize an international conference Remembrances: Constructing Narratives of Wars of the 19th and 20th centuries which had taken place on March 18-19, 2011, at Young Harris College in Young Harris, GA. Finally, my gratitude goes to my family, the Troubitsyn family, whose love guides me through my life in many ways. My mother, Tatiana Vasil’evna Troubitsyna, is the most loving, kind, generous, and wise person who is taking care of my family and bringing it altogether. My father, Anatoliy Alekseevich, has instilled a great love to education and ambition in me and my sister, and together with my mother always ensured that my sister and I would always not lack anything to focus on our studies. My father’s passion for history, politics, his compassion for the plight of common men, his kindness and integrity are my moral compass in life. My sister, Elena Anatolyevna, is one of my very best friends: her love, support, encouragement, and determination are simply outstanding. My two nephews, Maxim and Michael, bring a lot of sunshine and love to my life. And, lastly, my gratitude goes to my husband, Matthew Matteson, whose love and faith in me are truly priceless. I dedicate this project to my family and to my husband.
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